Heading into the US Open, Lucie Safarova and Bethanie Mattek-Sands had lost their last four matches together including first round losses at both the French Open and Wimbledon. Pairing up at the US Open for the first time since Wimby, Lucie and Beth have only gone and won the whole caboodle! They’ve made a habit of coming out of nowhere to triumph having won the Australian Open last year in their first tournament together and now they have won their third Slam together at the US Open. There were some tough matches along the way…
R1: Safarova and Mattek-Sands d. Aoyama and Ninomiya, 6-4 6-2
R2: Safarova and Mattek-Sands d. Arruabarrena and Savchuk, 6-4 6-1
R3: Safarova and Mattek-Sands d. Goerges and Pliskova, 2-6 7-5 6-3
QF: Safarova and Mattek-Sands d. Muhammad and Townsend, 6-1 6-2
SF: Safarova and Mattek-Sands d. Makarova and Vesnina, 6-2 7-6(4)
F: Safarova and Mattek-Sands d…
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Let. First Serve. 